When Lisa closed the phone she again sighed heavily and lay back on the bed closing her eyes. When she opened them again, Scott was puzzled by what she said.

"It's not working Luda."

"Huh?"

"The song. The last part of it. When we open our eyes everything's going to be okay. It's not working."

"What's wrong baby?"

"Got a letter from Def Jam today."

"Ludacris' record label?"

"The one and only."

"What did it say?"

"It's an invitation to appear with him at an event in AL to sing it with him."

"Let me guess, you're undecided on whether or not you want to do it."

"Ericka thinks I should, but it's one of those double edged swords for me."

"I understand. How long do you have to give them an answer?"

"Two weeks."

"Oh fun."

"Ericka also reminded me of something else I didn't think of."

"What's that baby?"

"When do we go back to Orlando?"

"February 18th. Oh shit."

"We get to spend our first Valentine's Day together."

"Hopefully the first of many."

"I'll agree on that one."

"You ready to go shopping for some clothes before I keep you in this bed all day?"

"As tempting as it sounds, if you plan on taking me out in public, I need clothes babe."

Scott took her shopping and actually enjoyed it. He never thought he'd enjoy shopping with a woman, but he did with her. She was quite simple when it came to her clothes. What he didn't know was that when she was looking around in the video store for a second, she picked up his Valentine's Day present. She didn't notice it on the shelf when she was looking the night before and knew he'd love it. Those days leading up to Valentine's Day seemed to fly by for both of them. She made him breakfast every morning. He cooked dinner every night. Lunch was usually a last minute decision depending on what the plan was for the day. Some nights they'd hang out at which ever one of his businesses he had to check in on, others they spent just laying in each other's arms or doing something as just the two of them. Valentine's night, he made her wait in the living room while he made dinner. When he finally let her come into the kitchen, she smiled so big that Scott knew it was worth his effort.

"You like baby?"

"I love."

They had dinner by candle light, and he insisted on feeding her. He was not surprised when she didn't eat but a bit more than usual, even though he tried to make her believe he was sad. That of course didn't work. It finally got time to give each other their presents. Scott insisted on her giving hers first, and she reluctantly did so. Although she sat in his lap when she gave it to him because she knew she was about to end up there anyways.

"What did you do baby?"

"Open it and see."

"Do I get a hint?"

"Well, I'm hoping you don't already have it. I haven't seen one like it around here."

"You're mean."

"You love me anyways."

"Damn straight I do."

Scott tore open the paper and the smile that lit up his face made her heart skip a beat.

"Baby…."

"What? I heard you mention how much you wanted to meet John Gotti, so I got you his story on DVD."

"You're right, I didn't have one of these until now. I love it. Thank you so much."

Scott kissed her deeply, and she knew he was promising more later.

"Do you trust me?"

"Without question."

"Close your eyes for me."

"Huh?"

"Just close your eyes and listen for me."

"Okay."

He pulled out his sheet of paper and began.

"If I were to fall in love,
It would have to be with you.
Your eyes, your smile,
The way you laugh,
The things you say and do.
Take me to the places,
My heart never knew.
So, if I were to fall in love,
It would have to be with you.

If I were to give my heart,
It would have to be to you,
For you bring things into my life,
So beautiful and new.
Love, so soft and warm beside me,
That I know it's true,
If I were to give my heart,
It would have to be to you.

I was looking for an answer.
I was looking for a way.
To keep the magic that you bring,
To each and every day.
To live our lives together,
As only lovers do.
It started with a feeling,
And every day it grew,
So, when I knew I was in love,
It had to be with you."

Lisa felt Scott grab her hand, and she knew what he was doing.

"Open your eyes baby."

He brought that hand up to his lips placing a kiss on it.

"It's so beautiful."

"You like it baby?"

"I love it and I love you."

"I love you too baby."

"Scott?"

"What is it baby?"

"Is this….What does this…?"

"It's okay baby I get your point. It is what you want it to be. Anyway you could possibly look at it I would be happy with."

He noticed a look cross her face that he'd not seen before.

"What is it baby?"

"I'm conflicted."

"What about sweetheart?"

"I want to say something but I don't want to say it unless the opportunity presented itself. I don't want to make a fool of myself."

It took Scott a second, but he got what she was trying to say if she meant him to or not.

"Can I try to help?"

"Sure."

"Lisa Caitlyn Myers, will you marry me?"

"How the hell do you read my mind like that?"

"You read mine just the same. So, will you?"

"You're sure about this?"

"More than anything."

"OK. Yes Scott I'll marry you."

His lips came to hers and again they had one of those extended kissing sessions. Suddenly a realization hit her and a groan of disappointment escaped her. Scott pulled away.

"Baby what's wrong?"

"I need you."

"That's a problem?"

"Yea when we're out of protection it is."

"Oh shit, I forgot. We didn't go out today either, so I didn't get a chance to pick any up."

"I love you and all but we're not going there without any."

"I know, too early to think about that."

"I haven't in all honesty."

"I would say for us to do other things, but they all usually end up with us being together anyways."

"I know."

Scott noticed a look on her face he hadn't seen before again.

"Look at me."

When she did, he could barely speak.

"Baby…."

"Grand slam."

"I know. I know so well baby."

The next thing she knew she was being sat on the couch.

"Give me 15 minutes, and I will be back. I promise."

"Where are you going?"

"To take care of our problem."

With that he was out the door. When he came back, he entered the house but didn't see her. He started making his way through when he saw the glow coming from his bed room. He walked in and his breath caught in his throat. There she was on the bed with a white chemise on, her hair down, and the only thing illuminating the room was candles she had sporadically placed around it.

"Damn baby, you'd probably kill me if I asked to take a picture of you like this to have when you're not here."

"That way you'd have your memories and your fantasies right baby?"

"You don't have to tease, looking at you in that is enough. You've been hiding this from me."

"Wanted to save it for tonight. Almost didn't get to use it."

"I'm glad you did baby, because you are beyond words in it."

"If you're going to take your picture, I'd advise you to hurry up because I plan on jumping you shortly."

She couldn't believe it when Scott actually did take a picture, but she didn't say anything, just laughing about it afterwards.

"Now what is this about you jumping me?"

"It was theoretic, plus me jumping you would be like Jerry jumping Tom unarmed. It ain't gonna work."

"Believe me baby, you're armed."

"You want me to show you how much I need you don't you?"

"Yes."

She got on her hands and knees on the edge of the bed pulling him to her. When he got close enough, her lips met his with a passion he had felt come from her only once before. Her lips finally left his and went to his neck working over the skin. As she did so, he heard her speak.

"Baby, I need you so much. It hurts Scott. Hurts so bad. Please baby, please make love to me."

Scott brought her eyes back to his that look still in them.

"That's how it feels for me every time we're together baby."

He proceeded to do exactly as she asked her being more than vocal every step of the way. When he finally collapsed in her arms, he didn't jump to move away from her. One of her hands was in his hair while the other was rubbing up and down his back. He heard her voice, barely above a whisper.

"I love you, so much. You gave me my fairytale."

"Can I ask what it was?"

"To have a man in my life that can touch me in every way possible and I not fear him. You've been giving me parts of it all along, and today you finally completed it. You touched my soul."